Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing: Increased Cervical Cancer Screening Participation and Incorporation in International Screening Programs

• Main Authors: Sarah Gupta (Author), Christina Palmer (Author), Elisabeth M. Bik (Author), Juan P. Cardenas (Author), Harold Nuñez (Author), Laurens Kraal (Author), Sara W. Bird (Author), Jennie Bowers (Author), Alison Smith (Author), Nathaniel A. Walton (Author), Audrey D. Goddard (Author), Daniel E. Almonacid (Author), Susan Zneimer (Author), Jessica Richman (Author), Zachary S. Apte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In most industrialized countries, screening programs for cervical cancer have shifted from cytology (Pap smear or ThinPrep) alone on clinician-obtained samples to the addition of screening for human papillomavirus (HPV), its main causative agent. For HPV testing, self-sampling instead of clinician-s...